Loading ...Glad they told the truth. Imagine being a 20 year old kid with your hand on the trigger of an anti-aircraft missile just a few hours after having attacked the bases of the largest military might in the world. A jet comes across your radar, you think you’re being a hero.
Shame on Iran or the Ukraine for allowing that passenger jet to take off so early, in the dark no less, after a missile strike in the middle of a potential war. They are responsible for the death of those passengers, that plane should have been delayed.
Quick story. I was in the Sudan, stuffed in the back of a military truck with 7 or 8 of my teammates, approaching a Sudanese military base. We were there to train their army. We get to the guard shack and the guard jumps out with his rifle pointing his weapon at us and screaming. My instinct is to pull my sidearm. Fortunately, my 1st class (sgt. equivalent) puts his hand lightly on my arm and lets things play out. They let us through, the Sudanese guard was trying to impress us. I was 19 y/o, but would’ve shot him without thinking of the consequences had it not been for a more experienced member of my team.
I wonder how many wars or deaths happen by inexperience or mistake?